Remote Scientist II, Data Extraction (Remote)

Description:

• We are looking for a Scientist II, Data Extraction to join one of our growing Cross Functional Data Extraction teams.
• This position is remote and welcomes applicants from Canada, the US, and the UK.
• The goal of the team is to apply technology and vast data to solve challenging problems in pre-clinical research.
• As a Scientist II, you will work with your team and the CFT Application teams to apply your scientific research knowledge as a subject matter expert.
• You will identify solutions to real-world scientific problems and areas of development for both technology and data depth.
• Responsibilities include generating training sets for ML modeling, helping with the labeling of text and image data from publications, and QA data from ML models and data pipelines.
• You will conduct ongoing research to improve data collection for existing and new applications.
• The role involves developing new ways to apply ML technology to design experiments, surface scientific insights, and improve value offerings to customers.
• Keeping up with current biomedical research to guide technology development is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• A PhD or MSc in life sciences (e.g., Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, etc.) is required.
• Candidates must have 3+ years of relevant bench experience.
• Extensive knowledge and/or bench experience in experimental biology research techniques is necessary, including pre-clinical studies, drug discovery, genetics, in vivo studies, immunological studies, functional assays, and microbiology.
• Candidates should be comfortable with open-ended tasks.
• An interest in using/prompting LLMs to manipulate data and achieve desired outputs is important.
• Experience working with large data sets and data processing tools such as Excel, SQL, and Python/R is required.

Benefits:

• The position offers an engaging remote-first culture.
• A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options is provided.
• There is a robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year.
• Company closures for 14 additional days throughout the year are included.
• Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays is available.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits are offered.
• An annual learning & development budget is provided.
• A one-time home office set-up budget is available upon joining BenchSci.
• An annual lifestyle spending account allowance is included.
• Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options are offered.
• The ability to save for retirement coupled with a company match is provided.